Heather
Sciacca Smith is
an Attorney/Mediator with extensive background in civil litigation.
She has over 23 years of experience handling a wide variety of cases
throughout California. In 1992, she joined Tharpe & Howell as
a litigation associate. In 1994 she became a General Partner and
managed the Santa Barbara branch office. She has tried over 25 cases
to verdict. In 2003, she became a sole practitioner and is focusing
her practice on the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In 2005
she founded South Coast Dispute Resolution, serving Santa Barbara
and Ventura Counties. She completed Mediation and Negotiation courses
through the Straus Institute and Ventura
Center for Dispute Settlement. She has a command of the Spanish
language.